In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll introduce an American politician and author, JD Vance (@JDVance). He’s best-known for his strong stance against US aid to Ukraine, and for being the Republican party’s nominee for vice president in the 2024 election. 1/20 #NAFO - ThreadSky

He's known as making a scene about the fentanyl crisis over his mum's drug addiction, neglecting to mention that she was nicking prescription pain medication from her patients when she was a nurse. Source: public record.

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•106 days ago

Vance hails from the small town of Middletown, Ohio. His parents divorced when he was a toddler, JD’s mother struggled with drug addiction, and he was raised primarily by his grandparents. Later he enlisted in the US Marine Corps, and spent 6 months as a PR guy in Iraq.
2/20

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•106 days ago

In 2016, Harper published JD’s book, Hillbilly Elegy, in which he described his life and hardships, and the socioeconomic problems of his hometown. The book was very successful, and it was even adapted into a shitty Netflix movie. It also made JD famous.
3/20

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•106 days ago

During this time, JD had also moved to San Francisco to work as a venture capitalist in the tech industry, even (allegedly) working for Elon Musk’s and David Sacks’ old buddy, Peter Thiel in his firm Mithril Capital between 2016 and 2017.
4/20

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•106 days ago

But Vance had higher ambitions, and for those he had to move back to Ohio. First, he launched a non-profit organization that was supposed to focus on education, addiction, and other socioeconomic issues he had described in his book. The organization closed down just two…
5/20

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•106 days ago

…years after its launch with very few accomplishments. In 2022, JD’s rival Tim Ryan claimed that the NGO was a front for his political ambitions, and later Business Insider reported that it had spent more on Vance’s political advisor than on programs to fight opioid abuse.
6/20

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•106 days ago

And Vance’s old friend Peter Thiel also chipped in - he put a staggering 15 million USD into JD’s campaign to run for senator in 2022. Thiel had previously financed Vance’s venture firm Narya Capital that later helped fund the “alt-right” video platform Rumble.
7/20

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embeessem.bsky.social•106 days ago

Few accomplishments huh 😖

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kentuckyartist.bsky.social•106 days ago

I first got to know who he was when my sister had a Barbie make up doll in the late 70’s.

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kasparq.bsky.social•106 days ago

Funny you should mention Barbie…

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gellyfish.uk•106 days ago

He's just got such a large head.

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momofgoldens.bsky.social•102 days ago

He's a jerk, but he's smart, cagey -- which makes himmore dangerous than #Grump.

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sugarcubedog.bsky.social•106 days ago

And for hating women

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benapetr.bsky.social•105 days ago

I seriously started hoping for Trump’s good health now, this guy would be even worse as a president

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arloue.bsky.social•106 days ago

Actually did you know his name isn't actually JD he's changed it, a couple of times I believe. Oh and what 🤢🤢🤮 ugh every time I see his face

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mrkd26.bsky.social•102 days ago

This guy.....

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rossparker.bsky.social•105 days ago

I go to the "popular with friends" tab and I keep seeing this face. Come on, friends: like something else!

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endthepatriarchy.bsky.social•106 days ago

Great read.

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tampatom69.bsky.social•106 days ago

Glad you’re here, Pekka. We need your soups.

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splitatoms119.bsky.social•106 days ago

Aaahhh yesss.. I call him the millennial dousche.

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dusty2025.bsky.social•105 days ago

He also has strong feelings and a couch fetish! 🤣

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stigahund.bsky.social•106 days ago

🤔Oh no😱

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undercoverpirate.bsky.social•106 days ago

👀

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hopehimars.bsky.social•106 days ago

hahahahaha
GOOD ONE !!

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bizze666.bsky.social•105 days ago

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bdemayo.bsky.social•106 days ago

If you'd like some creepy stories of JD in his college days @thesociophi.bsky.social has a friend who JD quite fancied apparently 😅

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brad365.bsky.social•106 days ago

Pekka if you hit the + (bottom right) after typing something you will start a thread on PC not sure what it is on the app

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miskanuutinen.bsky.social•106 days ago

I hope there never comes a time when he becomes president. He should be allowed to do what he really loves... COUCHING.

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fellaneil.bsky.social•104 days ago

Great post Pekka keep them coming.

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elontookitindaazz.bsky.social•106 days ago

Thiels ‘buttboy’ in literal sense. Self hating gay man like his owner, and taking it on other lgbtq people just lime his degenerate owner.

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dinkumfella.bsky.social•106 days ago

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canadiankobzar.bsky.social•106 days ago

I’d argue he is best know for his couch affection.

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robsample.bsky.social•105 days ago

Unroll @skyview.social

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archimedes-fecit.bsky.social•105 days ago

epic beard though

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gmarie55.bsky.social•106 days ago

📌

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antifakater.bsky.social•106 days ago

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buter1alex.bsky.social•106 days ago

weird

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meidasromi.bsky.social•106 days ago

He wants women to stay in bad relationship and to accept being abused!

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octopusesnbourbon.bsky.social•106 days ago

I lived in Kentucky for 10 years. Rest assured the people of eastern Ky (Appalachia) *hate* him.

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octopusesnbourbon.bsky.social•106 days ago

And his eyeliner

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dwightmc.bsky.social•105 days ago

You might add important points about Vance's misleading claims about his childhood and the core of his book Hillbilly Elegy. He wasn't poor, his childhood homelife was middle class. He visited family in Appalachia in the summers. Folks in Appalachia hate his book, full of stereotypes and dishonest.

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goldflake.bsky.social•106 days ago

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